STUDY OF TOTAL SERUM BILIRUBIN IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Abstract

Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of death and premature disability. Coronary diseases appear to result from an over balance between radical generating, compared with radical scavenging systems a condition called Oxidative stress. Bilirubin has proven to be a potent antioxidant under physiological conditions by inhibiting both lipid and protein oxidation. Reduced levels of bilirubin were shown to be associated with higher prevalence of coronary artery disease.